If you have been reading my work for a while, you already know that I am an abortion abolitionist, which means that I support equal protection under the law for preborn babies. Put another way, I believe that the same laws that protect you and me (born people) from murder ought to protect preborn people…
an introduction to the abolition of abortion aka equal protection for the preborn
Equal Protection: Underlying Logic, Truth, and Definition You will hear me and other abolitionists use the term "equal protection" a lot. It is important to define because it can be misunderstood, and sometimes it is misused. Equal protection under the law for the preborn means that the same laws that protect you and me (born people) should…
an open letter to pastors about loving our preborn neighbors
Pastor, I would relish the opportunity to speak with you in person about this very important issue, but given that your time is limited, and so is mine, and maybe you and I don't even know each other, I'll have to be content with this short essay. Perhaps you have heard of the movement to…
upside down justice
Today the Dallas City Council Quality of Life, Arts, & Culture Committee held a meeting to discuss just one agenda item: "Consideration of protection of reproduction rights for Dallas residents." More specifically, they met to discuss the Dallas version of the "GRACE Act." In case you're wondering what "GRACE" stands for in this instance, it's…
despite the Roe v. Wade reversal, abortion is still legal in all 50 states
Several weeks have now passed since the United States Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization resulting in the reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. In the wake of this decision, a number of states have either reverted to pre Roe laws, or have implemented new laws that "ban" abortion to some…